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Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has admitted to the presence of micro-plastics in Dasani water following a study released yesterday that shows the brand is among 93 per cent of world’s famous bottled water products contaminated by tiny pieces of plastic. The concentration of microplastics in Dasani water sourced in Kenya

For Red Pepper directors, it never rains but it pours. This is because they are increasingly getting troubled, with the latest indicating that these creative entrepreneurs are set to lose  properties worth millions due to bank debts. The directors on the verge of losing multi-million properties are Richard Tusiime, Johnson

The Minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Eng. Hilary Onek has revealed that Uganda is receiving a large influx of refugees mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo. “We are receiving approximately 3450 refugees daily at our reception centers through Kisoro, Ntoroko, Hoima and Zombo districts,” Onek said, adding:

Several Uchumi supermarkets assets could be auctioned in seven days to clear a KSh67 million (UShs2.4bn) debt owed to a supplier. This comes after Euromart Limited secured a court order to auction the goods to recover the debt incurred five years ago. In a letter dated December 3, 2017, the

Ugandan Members of Parliament have asked government to consider controlling profit repatriation by foreign companies. In a meeting with State Minister for Investment, Evelyn Anite to deliberate on the Investment Code Amendment Bill, 2017 on Thursday, MPs) sitting on Parliament Finance Committee Chaired by Henry Musasizi called upon government to

Top bottled water brands across the world are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday. "Widespread contamination" with plastic was found in the study, led by microplastic researcher Sherri Mason of the State

Mosques in parts of the Rwandan capital have been banned from using loudspeakers for the call to prayer - just weeks after the government closed hundreds of churches in Kigali. The ban affects Nyarugenge sector, which is home to some of the city's largest mosques. Nyarugenge sector head Havuguziga Charles

  Parliament has approved an additional Shs195.79bn loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for completion of construction of the New Nile Bridge in Jinja. The request by Government to borrow an additional Japanese Yen 5.706bn approximately USD49.9Million was tabled by the Minister of Finance on 24th May 2017 from